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Preach
The “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners, Kim Harris and John Baldovin, S.J., to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week.
Arts & CultureFilm
America Staff
In a somewhat predictable race, “Oppenheimer” took home seven Oscars, including “Best Picture.” Despite its dominance, however, it was not the only film to gain attention during this competitive awards season.
FaithFaith and Reason
Bryan N. Massingale
Observing Ramadan, a sacred time of fasting in the Islamic world, heightens my awareness of the afflictions that so many are forced to endure and the ways our world still needs healing.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Kelly - OSV News
In the highest-ever “no” vote in Irish referendum history, Irish voters rejected amendments that would widen the definition of marriage and remove a clause that reinforced women’s role in the home.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmitro Kuleba, said on Sunday that Ukraine will “never” raise the white flag to negotiate with Russia, and criticized the pope’s remarks for asking to do just this.
FaithFaith
America Staff
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the staff at America has assembled a list highlighting of some Catholic charities working to better the lives of women and girls across the globe.
Arts & CultureBooks
Delaney Coyne
In her latest book, 'Reading Genesis,' Marilynne Robinson writes of a God that is in love with humanity. In all our flaws and folly, power and glory, she insists, “Human beings are at the center of it all.”
FaithShort Take
Katie Owens Mulcahy
What could be possible if the gifts of diaconal women were empowered through ordination?
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis wrote that “it is beautiful” when a penitent, reciting the Act of Contrition, recognizes that God is “all good and deserving of all my love.”
FaithNews
KNA International
The pope suffered from the flu for almost two weeks and hardly spoke in public. During a visit to a parish on Friday, he appeared recovered and preached for an unusually long time.
Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in ‘Philadelphia’ (photo: Wikipedia)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
This is a film aimed at the Doubting Thomases, the ones who dismissed the AIDS crisis as the natural consequence of a risky and deviant lifestyle.
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson watch. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Ashley McKinless
The words ‘abortion’ or ‘Trump’ weren’t mentioned—but both loomed large.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
My sense of dread over the film “Cabrini”? It was replaced by respect, even joy.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Timothy P. Carney
The human species, by definition, depends on future adults, which are also known as children. Let’s help families who raise them.
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jesuitical
It’s Oscar weekend! On Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk to America’s Catholic Movie Club moderator John Dougherty about finding God in all films.
FaithNews
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
Leading up to International Women’s Day, Catholic women convened near the Vatican and online, advocating for female leadership within the Catholic Church, pushing for equality, visibility and institutional openness to change.
Liev Schreiber (Father Flynn) and Zoe Kazan (Sister James) in Roundabout Theatre Company’s new Broadway production of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Scott Ellis.
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
It is only two decades old, but “Doubt” already feels like it’s been with us forever.
FaithScripture Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for Holy Saturday, by Colleen Dulle
FaithScripture Reflections
James T. Keane
A Reflection for Good Friday, by James T. Keane
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, by Tim Reidy